Brush.



PATENTEDMAY 26, 1903.

H. L. KING.

BRUSH. APPLIGATION FILED MAY 18. 1901 2 SHEETS-SHEET l- WIT UNITEDSTATES Patented May 26, 1903.

HENRY L. KING, OF BRIDGEWATER, MASSACHUSETTS.

BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 729,187, dated May 26,1903. Application filed May 18, 1901. Serial No. 60,964. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY L. KING, of Bridgewater, in the county ofPlymouth and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Brushes, of which the following, taken in connection withthe accompanying drawings, is a specification.

My invention relates to a brush or similar instrument that is used forscrubbing, scouring,andsmoothingorpolishing; anditconsists in combiningwith a handle a brush adapted to be moved independently of the handleand means for giving motion to said brush, the object being to make ascrubbing and polishing brush that is self-operating, except that it isto be moved from place to place by the user, the Work of scrubbing orpolishing being done by transmitted mechanical power. This object Iattain by the mechanism shown in the accompanying drawings, in which--Figure l is a side elevation of one of my brushes complete. Fig. 2 is across vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan view, the handlebeing represented as cut on line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a longitudinalsection of the body part of the brush.

In the drawings the handle of the brush is indicated byA, which connectswith the body part A. The body part is hollowed out, as indicated at A AFig. 2, for the reception ofaslidingmemberBBB. Thisslidingmemberis heldin way-pieces A A The said waypieces are held to the body of the handleby screws, two of which are shown at T T, Fig. 2. Motion is given to thesliding member by a rotating flexible tube D which operates a shaft D.Said shaftD passes through the hollow handle A and has a crank-disk D,which has a crank-pin D adapted to operate in a slot 1; b, Fig. 3, madein the sliding member B B B. As the crank-disk D is made to rotate bythe flexible tube D3, acting through the shaft D, a forth-and-backmotion is given to the sliding member B.

The brush proper, O, is attached to the sliding member B by means of thescrew S S, so that it must partake of any motion that the sliding membermay have.

To use my device, the operator has simply to grasp the handle A, andthus direct the instrument over the surface to be acted upon. The rapidvibratory motion given by the crank-pin D to the brush will quickly dothe work required.

I claim-- A portable brush: comprisinga hollow handle: a sliding member,and means for guiding and holding said member: a brush attached to thesaid sliding member: a crankdisk provided with a crank-pin, the said pinengaging with and giving motion to the said sliding member: a shaftpassing through the said hollow handle and constructed to operate thesaid crank-disk and pin: a rotating tube attached to said shaftsubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, on this 15th day of May, A. D.1901.

HENRY L. KING. Witnesses:

ROBERT J. SAMPLE, LESTER W. WITHERELL.

